title: Sleep disorders: causes, effects, and solutions.
abstract: Until recently, sleep has been a mystery even to scientists. Research has defined sleep function and the effects of sleep deprivation. Sleep disorders are interrelated with medical and psychiatric illnesses. This article presents insomnia, jet lag, and shift work sleep disorders and reviews issues related to women's health and sleep. Pharmacologic and behavioral treatments for sleep conditions are explored.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine, Sanford School of Medicine, The University of South Dakota, 1400 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA. gtibbitt@usd.edu
authors.forename: G Michael
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Tibbitts
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D021081:Chronobiology Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004347:Drug Interactions; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008550:Melatonin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012737:Sex Factors; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000150:complications; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008550:Melatonin